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5.4/10   57 votes
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Writers:
Ewart Adamson (writer)
Sinclair Gluck (novel)
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Release Date:
18 February 1936 (USA) more
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Plot:
A pair of detectives investigates the murder of an elderly millionaire who was the target of blackmail and death threats and find that there is no shortage of suspects, many of them in the victim's own family. | add synopsis
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Amusing and surprisingly different mystery. more (6 total)

Cast

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Ray Walker ... Jim Landis
Berton Churchill ... Paul Bernard
Irene Ware ... Elsa Carson
Hobart Bosworth ... Charles Carson
Hedda Hopper ... Mrs. Tallman
E.E. Clive ... Foot, the Butler
Harold Goodwin ... Peter Blake
William V. Mong ... Henry Carson
Michael Mark ... Arthur Bell (as Michael Marks)
John St. Polis ... Dr. Munro
Miki Morita ... Choong
Aggie Herring ... Mrs. Dubbin, the Cook
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Additional Details

Runtime:
64 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono | Mono (RCA Victor High Fidelity System)

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9 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Amusing and surprisingly different mystery., 22 July 2004
Author: (bmlittle@net-magic.net) from Fernandina Beach, Florida

If you enjoy old mystery movies and like your mystery with a little light humor, this film will please you. There are plenty of unusual characters and twists to the story that will keep you amused if not confused. The characters are well played and the story is quite intriguing. Unlike most of today's movies that rely on special effects, this film lets the story and characters set up the mood for the film, and by doing so sets up some unexpected situations such as two detectives trying to solve the mystery. One is an older fellow, the other younger. Instead of teaming together, they work independently for the most part and compare notes, each feeling the other out. There is the usual romantic interests as well, and all ingredients are made to blend pretty well. There is indeed a lot going on in this old film , as you will see.

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